Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-04
GENERAL PARAGRAPHS.

Charles a. Reed, one of the lawyers who
defended Guiteau, attempted 81 eide by
jumping into North river from New York
ferryboad. He WAS rescued and taken to the
Chambers street hospital. Reed has lost all
his legal practice and is reduced to great
poverty. Afcw days he was arrested for
trying to rob the till in saloon in Jersey City,
but was not prosecuted
The Manona county, Ia, Republican con-
yention selected the following delegates and
a!ternates to the State convention: Delegates
ID. W. Lotspiech, d. +. Morris, J. D. Aims
worth, II. N. Scott, c. NJ. Smith and A. T.
Wheeler Alternates-D. A. Pember, J. L.
Selleck, J. l. Bartholomew, 1. Griffin, Geo.
A. Oliver and L. J. Norcross Resolutions
indorsing Judge q. II. Lewis, were adopted.
The Dickinson county Republican conven-
tion was held at Spirit Lake. 1t indorsed A.
B. Funk for State senator and elected dele-
gates to the State convention favorab to Rob-
inson for Supreme Judge Nominal ons for
county officers were mad, as follows: o.
Oliver, treasurer; W. F. Carlton, auditor; A.
d. Tmman, sheriff; r, d. Mol, superinten-
dent OF scho Is; Joseph Austin, supervisor.
Adyices from the Emmett county convention
give the assurance of delegation favor1ns
Mr.. Funk for senator
At the Republican county convention at
Rock Rapids, resolutions indorsing the ad-
ministration of Gov Larrabee and his re-
nomination as well as that of 0. NJ. Barrett
and E c. Roache were unanimously adopt
ed
Tho American board of commissioners for
foreign missions have received n cablegram
from the treasurer of the famine relief fund
at Constantinople, saying: FIFTY thousand
people at Adena have nothing 10 eat, and the
number is increasing. Other towns ask help I"
Adena is the center of ;the Cilician plain, or
dinarily SO FERTILE bnt this year absolutely
barren on account of drouth. A little over
$4,000 has already been contributed in tnis
countrs for the relief of the starving people.
Further contributions are greatly needed.
The Maryland Democrats in c.nvention
a. Baltimore, the 9th, nominated Elihu E.
Jackson for Governor. The resolutions in
dorse the administration, demand reduction
of taxation, oppose paupcr and convict immi-
grafton, and favor reform in elections.
oioSh p'li, lcSeutiS al VIC
Georgia Legislature, providing for separate
white and colored schools and for sharp
drawing of tho colos line in other publ, mat
ters, has created intense indignation amon9
the negroes of the state, who are making
strenuous efforts to secure its defeat This is
only ono of the many proofs recently afforded
that the perennial race problem in the south
is about as far from solution as ever.
The Ohio Republican State convention
convened at Toledo July 2S. Sherman was
unanimously indorsed for standard bearer in
1SSS Foraker was nominated for governor
The platform adopted begins with q strong
protective tariff plank, as follows: We are
in favor Of protective tariff to secure tc
American citizens the privilege of supply ne
every article which can be roduced as well il
the United States as in other coun 'ries, ant
sufficiently to supply American wants. Sucl
a tariff makes dema d and gives employment
| to the labor of American citizens, and there.
| by aids in securing Just compensation for Ia
Dor. The Ohio Democratic plat orm of tar
| iff for revenue only is strongly ndemne J.
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